Akmal Rizal

Akmal Rizal
Personal information
Full name Akmal Rizal Bin Ahmad Rakhli
Date of birth (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981
Place of birth Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Vacant
Youth career
1998 Kedah FA
1999 RC Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Kedah FA
1999–2001 RC Strasbourg 0 (0)
1999–2001FCSR Haguenau (loan) 36 (10)
2002–2006 Kedah FA 53 (38)
2006–2008 Selangor FA 39 (23)
2009 Kuala Muda Naza 16 (3)
2010 Kelantan FA 18 (10)
2011–2012 Perak FA 45 (14)
2013 Kedah FA 16 (3)
2014 Sarawak FA 5 (1)
2015 Kedah United
Total 242 (107)
International career
1998–2004 Malaysia U23 24 (20)
2001–2008 Malaysia 22 (9)
Managerial career
2019 PB Melayu Kedah
2020–2021 Penang (assistant)
2022–2023 Penang U21
2023–2024 Penang
2025 MPKP Kubang Pasu
2025–2026 Kelantan The Real Warriors
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Malaysia U23
SEA Games
2003 Vietnam Football
2001 Malaysia Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 December 2013

Akmal Rizal Bin Ahmad Rakhli (born 12 December 1981) is a former Malaysian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is one of the batch of Malaysians to play overseas. He is former head coach of the Malaysia Super League club Kelantan The Real Warriors.